Bibliograph

Night mother, a personal and cultural history of The exorcist, Marlena Williams

Type

Label

Night mother, a personal and cultural history of The exorcist, Marlena Williams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Night mother

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1373336156

Responsibility statement

Marlena Williams

Series statement

21st century essays

Sub title

a personal and cultural history of The exorcist

Summary

"Blends personal narrative with cultural criticism to explore the ways The Exorcist has influenced the author's life and American culture, tracing stories of the film's stars and analyzing infamous scenes while excavating the deeper stories the film tells about faith, family, illness, anger, guilt, desire, and death"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part 1: Invocations. Mercedes McCambridge eats a raw egg ; My mother and The Exorcist ; Excavation ; The loud silence -- Part 2: Summoning the evils spirit. Six visions of the devil and his demons ; Magical mirrors ; Something sharp ; James Baldwin sees The exorcist in 1973 -- Part 3: Profession of faith. The priests of my youth -- Part 4: Laying of hands on the possessed. The operating theater ; Father Karras dreams of his mother -- Part 5: Concluding prayer of thanks

Target audience

adult

Classification